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Portion of Hippocampus Found to Play Role in Modulating Anxiety
March 6, 2013 Researchers have found the first evidence that selective activation of the dentate gyrus, a portion of the hippocampus, can reduce anxiety without affecting learning. The findings suggest that ... > full story -
Schizophrenia: A Disorder of Neurodevelopment and Accelerated Aging?
March 6, 2013 Many lines of evidence indicate that schizophrenia is a disorder of neurodevelopment. For example, genes implicated in the heritable risk for schizophrenia are also implicated in the development of ... > full story -
Better Understanding of Peripheral Neuropathy
March 5, 2013 Researchers have unlocked the key to a mechanism for peripheral neuropathy in people with multiple brain ... > full story -
How the Brain Loses and Regains Consciousness: Brain Patterns Produced by General Anesthesia Revealed
March 4, 2013 Since the mid-1800s, doctors have used drugs to induce general anesthesia in patients undergoing surgery. Despite their widespread use, little is known about how these drugs create such a profound ... > full story -
Parkinson's Disease Brain Rhythms Detected: Finding Suggests Better Way to Monitor, Treat Disease With Deep Brain Stimulation
March 4, 2013 Scientists have discovered how to detect abnormal brain rhythms associated with Parkinson's by implanting electrodes within the brains of people with the ... > full story -
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Adding to the List of Disease-Causing Proteins in Brain Disorders
March 3, 2013 Researchers have found new candidate disease proteins for neurodegenerative disorders. They describe mutations in prion-like segments of two RNA-binding proteins are associated with a rare inherited ... > full story -
'Rain Man'-Like Brains Mapped at Using MRIs and Network Analysis
February 28, 2013 Combining hospital MRIs with the mathematical tool known as network analysis, a group of researchers has mapped the three-dimensional global connections within the brains of seven adults who have ... > full story -
Man Walks Again After Surgery to Reverse Muscle Paralysis
February 27, 2013 After four years of confinement to a wheelchair, Rick Constantine, 58, is now walking again after undergoing an unconventional surgery to restore the use of his ... > full story -
'Network' Analysis of Brain May Explain Features of Autism
February 27, 2013 A look at how the brain processes information finds distinct pattern in autistic children. Using EEGs to track the brain's electrical cross-talk, researchers found structural difference in brain ... > full story -
Researchers Test Holographic Technique for Restoring Vision
February 26, 2013 Researchers are testing the power of holography to artificially stimulate cells in the eye, with hopes of developing a new strategy for bionic vision restoration. Computer-generated holography, they ... > full story
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